I used this recipe. I added some beef, used white mushrooms, left out the tomato paste and used balsamic vinegar instead of white wine. I thought it was good, hubby seemed to like it, toddler ate a couple noodles and fed the rest to the dogs. The next day hubby told me he didn’t like it and said not to make it again. He also hates mushrooms so maybe that was it? You win some, you lose some.

I have been eating a lot of salads for lunch this week. They are easy. Plus I bought a HUGE bag of greens at Costco. Also, low in calories and healthy and GREEN! I always feel good when I eat green food.

The title is a bit of a lie, my stir-fry contains a little more than beef and broccoli but I usually use this Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry recipe because it is so good. I usually follow the recipe and add some carrots and peppers. This time I added some chicken as well because my piece of beef was a little small. I do not add the rice.

My toddler loves the beef before it hits the sauce. Frying it up in the cornstarch mixture makes it nice and tender, he usually gobbles it is… but he didn’t this time.

A couple weeks ago I made the Grilled Chicken Bruschetta from Skinnytaste.com. Last night I decided to take the bruschetta, add some cucumber and put it on top of some greens with a steak. It turned out great. I am in love with that bruschetta recipe.

I chopped some tomato, cucumber, onion and mozzarella cheese. Mixed in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder (had no fresh), salt and pepper. I put the bruschetta mix (it is still bruschetta with the addition of cucumber?) over some greens and topped with some grilled steak. I loved it. Hubby said dinner was too healthy again.

I really need to eat more salmon, it is so delicious and good for you. I love my salmon with cucumber salad!

I baked my salmon in the oven with a little maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic seasoning, salt and pepper (I sort of follow this recipe). Cucumber salad is sliced cucumbers tossed with a vinegar dressing (1 part vinegar, 2 parts water, 1/2 part sugar, salt and pepper to taste). I also had some quinoa on the side, I cooked my quinoa in chicken broth hoping my husband would like it better… he didn’t. My husband said dinner was too healthy.

I was stuck on what to make for lunch today so I got creative. I knew I had some chickpeas so I decided to try making a salad. It turned out really good; I would totally make it again. Next time I would be less lazy and add diced veggies, like cucumber, peppers and maybe tomatoes. The veggies would also add a nice touch of colour.

Today’s lunch was perfect to throw in my purse and take with me to the beach for a lunch break walk.